Welcome to your new monthly newsletter of everything worth reading, writing, and talking about on Peliplat. Think of this as your insider’s digest: creator spotlights, article highlights, bumping comment sections, and fun updates. Let’s get into it.
🪞 New Creator Spotlight
Let's start by welcoming a few of the latest Peliplat members who’ve joined the conversation and already made it more interesting.
[Matthew Boulter] already has opinions. Their scathing, self-assured review stood out for all the right reasons — bold take, great voice, zero hesitation. Read THE biopic MACHINE is SMASHING its own face in - A Rather Unkind Review of “The Smashing Machine”"
[Almafga] came out of the gate swinging with their meditation on falling asleep during movies. Check out “We Slept at the Movies: for the distracted, horny, and sleepy spectators”
[Greame] has been on a roll, posting a flurry of pieces that span genres, moods, and ideas. I loved their article “Life with Derek – A Canadian Cult Classic That Still Sparks Conversation”
🖋️ Challenge Highlights
The Festival Darlings challenge may have ended, but you can still read all the impressive articles. Here are some I think you should check out (along with the winners, of course!)
“I Saw The TV Glow” Made Me Reflect On Life In The Closet by Chloe S.
A Blueprint For Queer Cinema | But I'm A Cheerleader dissected through "camp" ideology. by Zev
To be in love is to exist in a never-ending Catastrophe. by Nushi Sharma
***psssst, you can get highlighted in next month's dispatch if you enter one of our ongoing challenges***
VWF: Original Short Stories (Canada Only)
💬 Alex’s Discussion Board
(yes I'm referring to myself in the first person) I like to keep my eye on what everyone's yapping about in the discussions. These threads were incredibly entertaining to read:
→ GIVE ME BRAD PITT MOVIE RECS
→ What's a movie you thought you would hate, that you ended up loving?
→ What was the best movie you watched at VIFF?
Speaking of VIFF, what crazy festival season it has been!
You can keep up with all the Peliplat coverage for VIFF here: #VIFF2025
+ a special shoutout to creators El Magofrago and AlexKokz for their consistently awesome festival reviews!
🧭 Update Corner
Quick hits from HQ: what’s new, what’s coming, and what to keep on your radar.
Trivia: One of our users is doing some Trivia on his page! Check out Sebby D's first game, it's live now!
New Feature: Did you notice the new ‘Peliplat Recommendations’ right hand side of the Homepage and Articles page yet? Instead of always waiting for me to highlight some great reads, you can always count on this feature! It is updated weekly.
Upcoming Challenge: A new Writing Challenge in partnership with The Celluloid Social Club launches on October 22nd! The theme is ‘Cinematic Canada’ — start drafting!
Event: We're hosting a short story writing Workshop! There's still time to reserve your spot for ‘Manifesting Story’ a 6-week course led by an seasoned writer and instructor.
💌 That’s it for this month’s Dispatch. Keep writing, keep sharing, and keep showing up in the comments. This space works because of the voices in it. See you next time!
— Alex
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